Fruit juice extractor



March 3, 1936. s. s. GRIFFIN FRUIT JUICE EXTRAGTOR Original Filed Oct.8, 951 2 Sheets-Sheet J.

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FRUIT JUICE EXTRACTOR 01 'iginal Filed Oct. 8, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet"?Inventor ainzzez J. {722 1 222 Patented Mar. 3, 1936 @NE'ED STTESeA'i-enr OFFICE FRUIT JUICE EXTRACTOR Samuel Stanley Griffin, Orlando,Fla.

Refiledfor abandoned application Serial No. 567,733, October 8, 1931.This application No vernber 12, 1335, Serial No. 49,421

3 Claims.

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the device partly broken away todisclose in section, certain details of construction.

Figure 2 is a front elevational view of the front of the device.

Figure 3 is a front elevational view of the front of the device.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the upper end of the drive shaft.

Figure 5 is a front end elevational view of the rotary element.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary detailed sectional elevational view of thedrive shaft.

Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals designate like parts,the numeral 5 designates the base upon which the angularly arrangedmotor housing 6 is supported. The base 5 has an electrical supplyconnection socket B, and a switch I to start and stop the motor.

The electric motor, (not shown in the drawings) contained in the motorhousing 6 is disposed in axial alinement in the housing 6 and its shaftor the shaft of such reduction gearing (not shown) as may be used,projects upwardly from the motor housing into the bowl receiving portion9. The lower part of the bowl receiving portion 9 is provided with ahorizontally disposed shelf ID for supporting the horizontal portion I!of the bowl 12.

The outer end portion of the horizontal part II of the bowl I2 isprovided with a spout equipped drain opening I1. Outward of the spoutthe part II of the bowl is upwardly extended as indicated at I6. Withinthe bowl and adjacent to and below the portion I6 is an interior ledgeI9 which acts as a support for the front end portion of a removablestrainer grating l9 whose opposite end is supported on another ledge inthe bowl so that the strainer grating is held in spaced relation to thehorizontal portion l l of the bowl. A hook-shaped lip [5 on the frontend of the strainer grating engages over the extended portion l5 of thebowl and is disposed to be used as a handle for conveniently handlingthe strainer grating when removing it or replacing it in the bowl l2.

The bottom of the bowl I 2 is provided with an opening surrounded by anupwardly disposed cylinder 26 within which operates the cylindricalshaped extension shaft 2| having the circumferentially extending flange22 thereon at its forward end portion. This shaft 2| is provided X withan axial opening to receive the upper end of the motor or reducing gearshaft 8 which is secured therein by a set screw 23. The outside of thecylinder 2B is provided intermediate its ends i with a flange 24, shownin Fig. 1. The upper and closed end of the cylinder is provided with anopening 25 whose axis is disposed at an angle to the axis of the shaftstructure approaching the horizontal.

The rotor 26 is shaped like half of an egg and is interiorly cut away todefine the hub formation 2'! which has axially extended thereinto thesocket 28 to receive the shaft extension 29 on the shaft 2|. This shaftextension 29 is provided with a bayonet slot 30 in the upper end thereoffor receiving the transversely extending pin 3| in the socket 28 of therotor.

Obviously by slightly turning the rotor in the reverse direction, thepin 3| can be removed from the bayonet slot in the shaft and the rotorthen easily removed from the drive shaft 29. The rotor 26 is providedwith radial, longitudinally extending ribs 32 which converge at the pole33 of the rotor.

The numeral 34 designates a leaf spring clip attached to the undersideof the portion II for engaging a portion of the bowl l2 so as to preventaccidental displacement thereof. The opening of the bowl I2 may beclosed by the cover 3 provided with the handle I4. Peripheral flanges onthe cover are provided for seating with the edges of the opening in thebowl and over the hook shaped flange I5, l6 of the strainer grating.

To remove the bowl l2 from the device it is necessary, that the rotor 25be first removed.

Obviously, the described construction, enables the device to be readilytaken apart for repair and replacement of parts with little loss of timeand difliculty.

While the foregoing specification sets forth the invention in specificterms, it is to be understood that changes in shape, size and materialsmay be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention as claimed hereinafter.

What is claimed is:-

1. A fruit juice extractor comprising a base, a short hollow verticalportion rising from the base, a relatively long generally cylindricalcasing disposed on the upper end of the vertical portion acutelyangulated with respect thereto and extending at each end beyond saidvertical portion, motor means located in the angularly disposed casing,fruit juice extracting means, and fruit juice collecting means locatedon the elevated end of the said angularly disposed casing, connectionmeans extending operatively between said motor means and said extractingmeans, strainer means in said collecting means, said strainer meanshaving a portion extending therefrom, and cover means for the collectingmeans coacting with the said portion of the strainer means for retainingthe strainer means when in position.

2. A fruit juice extractor comprising a base, a hollow generallycylindrical casing on the base whose axis is disposed at an angleapproaching the horizontal, a portion of larger diameter on the upperend of the casing constituting a receptor, the lower wall of thereceptor being generally horizontal, a bowl received in the receptor andresting upon the horizontal lower wall and extending therebeyond, thatportion of the lower part of the bowl which extends beyond thehorizontal lower wall of the receptor being provided with'an inclineddrain opening, a generally horizontal strainer grating supported onportions of the bowl in spaced relation to the lower portion of the bowland the inclined drain opening, handle means on the strainer gratingresting on the bowl outward of the drain opening and extending from theopening of the bowl, motor means within the cylindrical casing, a rotorshaft extending axially from the motor means through an opening in thebowl, and fruit reamer means detachably connected to the rotor shaftwithin the bowl.

3. A fruit juice extractor comprising a base, a hollow generallycylindrical casing on the base whose axis is disposed at an angleapproaching the horizontal, a portion of larger diameter on the upperend of the casing constituting a receptor, the lower wall of thereceptor being generally horizontal, a bowl received in the receptor andresting upon the horizontal lower wall and extending therebeyond, thatportion of the lower part of the bowl which extends beyond thehorizontal lower wall of the receptor being provided with an inclineddrain opening, a generally horizontal strainer grating supported onportions of the bowl in spaced relation to the lower portion of the bowland the inclined drain opening, handle means on the strainer gratingresting on the bowl outward of the drain opening and extending from theopening of the bowl, motor means within the cylindrical casing, a rotorshaft extending axially from said motor means through an opening in thebowl, fruit reamer means detachably connected to said rotor shaft withinthe bowl, and spring means on the receptor engaging the lower portion ofthe bowl for releasably maintaining the bowl in the receptor.

SAMUEL STANLEY GRIFFIN.

